Ops 4–24 • Switcher Basics Vision Operator’s Manual (v12.0 MD)
The main portion of the Converter Status Menu shows a summary of up/down converter usage.
The following information is displayed:
• Converter — The up/down converter (displayed as the Aux Bus that is connected to the
up/down converter).
• Input — The name of the input source currently being converted. If the source is not
currently on-air, this displays the last source that was converted and on-air.
• In Use — Displays Yes if the current source is on-air and the up/down converter is
unavailable for use by another source. Displays No if the source is not on-air and the
up/down converter is available for use.
• Locked — Displays the name of the bus-pair the up/down converter is locked to. If the
up/down converter is not locked to a specific bus-pair, Not Locked is displayed.
• Converters — Displays the number of in-use up/down converters out of the total number
of each specific video format.
Up/Down Converter Allocation
The Allocation Status shows how SmartConversion is allocating up/down converters.
Allocation — Converter Status Menu
The main portion of the Converter Status Menu shows a summary of up/down converter
allocation. The following information is displayed:
• Bus — The bus that is using the converter.
• Converter — The up/down converter being used by the specified bus (displayed as the
Aux Bus that is connected to the up/down converter).
• Input — The name of the input source currently being converted. If the source is not
currently on-air, this displays the last source that was converted and on-air.
SmartConversion Override
You can change the conversion setting for an Input BNC without having to change the installation
settings for that BNC by temporarily overriding the SmartConversion settings for that source.
Note — If you attempt to override a video source that is currently on-air, a warning message is
displayed.
Use the following procedure to override the video format of an Input BNC:
1. Double-press the crosspoint button for the video source that you want to override. This
can be on an MLE or an Aux Bus. The Video Correction Menus are displayed.
2. Press SmartConversion on the Video Correction Menu 1-2.